A student who earned an undergraduate degree in public relations will serve as student marshal for the College of Communications during the University’s summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 15 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Location-based advertisements may pinpoint customers geographically, but often miss the target because customers may find the ads creepy and intrusive, according to an international team of researchers. To overcome this negativity, the researchers suggest advertisers invite their customers to help tailor ads they might receive.

For the first time ever, ESPN will be the official broadcaster of Special Olympics World Games, and a Penn State graduate has been part of the team in the partnership that made coverage of the 2015 games in Los Angeles possible.

Two recent film-video graduates appreciate the opportunity post-graduate internships offer, with one starting her career path on the East Coast and another getting a similar start toward his dreams on the West Coast.

Sascha Meinrath, a renowned technology and telecommunications policy expert who has been honored as one of the most influential minds in technology by Time Magazine, was named the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State.

A Penn State faculty member with expertise in information and communication technology use in humanitarian and international development organizations has been named co-director of the Institute for Information Policy at the University.

A Penn State faculty member has accepted an invitation to serve as a faculty associate with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, which examines law, policy and social issues related to the Internet.